A belated look at Maisie Williams's second turn of the season, featuring gratuitous Rufus Hound Fu.
For a change, I'm not reserving judgment on a story until its conclusion airs. I'm praising a story because it's not finished yet.
Far beyond wishing everyone at home a Merry Christmas, Toby Whithouse's "Before the Flood" opens with the show's most Fourth Wall-breaking moment yet, revealing once again how subversive the Moffat Era really is.
Archetype, trope or formula? As we return to the "base under siege" style of Doctor Who storytelling, does writer Toby Whithouse do something fresh with it? And is it time for a serious talk about Clara?
An acting tour de force for three of our four lead actors, but I don't know what to make of the Poo Daleks…
Our Series 9 reviews begin with a confession, a pre-credits turnaround, a comparison to "The End of Time" (That'll enrage my friends at Radio Free Skaro!), and a bit of bet-hedging!
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